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And even bigger than Moose is Aral, a Turkmanian eagle owl who is only 10 weeks old but is already a monster size.

And just as cute as the owls is Stomp - a baby turkey vulture, who, at just four weeks old, is still covered in fluffy white down.

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Centre manager Craig Wesson said: “We try to give our birds names with meaning. Quokka is an Australian owl named after an Australian marsupial and Great Horned Owls are native to Canada and the US, hence Moose.

“Aral is named after the Aral sea, which is where Turkmanian eagle owls live near in the wild, and Stomp - well, he has a habit of stomping his feet when hungry!”

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It’s hoped all the babies will join the centre’s flying display team, with some already in training.

Craig added: “It will be great for our visitors as these youngsters will be joining the display team over the summer holidays.

“They will start off as wobbly babies but will turn into graceful, experienced flyers.”

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The centre has several activities during the school summer holidays, including a daily flying display, meerkat “feed and talk” sessions and animal encounters, where visitors can meet a range of animals from snakes to lizards and rats to spiders.